PS Audio P300 User manual

Brand: PS Audio

Model: P300

Type: User manual

Table of Contents

1....What’s in the Box

2....Warning

2....Safety Instructions

2....Overview

3....Installing the Upgrade

6....Testing the Power Plant

6....MultiWave II+ Operation

7....MultiWave II+ Waveforms

8....Warranty and Service Issues

8....Contact Information

What’s in the Box

• One display microchip

• One MWII card microchip

• One chip puller

• One plastic dentist mirror

• One anti-static wrist strap

• One instruction booklet

• One MultiWave II+ silver sticker

MultiWave II+ Installation

Instructions

P300, P600, P1200

You MUST have MWII

installed prior to adding the

Plus software

Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not

expose the MultiWave II+ kit to rain or

moisture. To avoid electrical shock, the

Power Plant must be unplugged and fully

discharged before opening.

To prevent electric shock, use a 3 prong,

grounded type power cable.

Any change or modifications not expressly

approved in the manual could void your

warranty.

Safety Instructions

General Instruction:

Read the operating instructions provided

with your MultiWave II+ kit.

If the Power Plant is powered on with the

oscillator card inserted backwards, the

Power Plant will require service from an

authorized PS Audio dealer.

Retain the operating instructions for later

use and reference

Completely discharge the Power Plant

before opening the chassis by unplugging

the unit for at least 12 hours.

Unplug the Power Plant from the wall outlet

before changing the fuse or performing any

upgrade or service.

Do not operate the Power Plant near water.

Avoid placement near a water reservoir or

excessive moisture.

When replacement parts are required, be

sure they are specified by the manufacturer

to have the same characteristics as the orig-

inal. Unauthorized substitutions may result

in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

Do not operate with faulty or frayed power

cables.

MultiWave II+™ operation:

Any turntable or equipment with AC

synchronous motors, such as some cooling

fans should not be used with MultiWave II+

unless it is in the sine wave mode. This

equipment must be used with sin mode.

We recommend the use of the Sine Wave

[sin], or TubeWave™ [tub] with any type of

tube based audio products.

Overview

Read the entire instruction manual

before starting the installation.

The benefits the Plus upgrade kit will pro-

vide for your MultiWave II equiped power

plant are:

• Fine tuning for turntables

• Clean Sweep

The MultiWave II+ upgrade is a fairly simple

process. If you have any questions at any

time, please contact your dealer, distributor

or PS Audio by e-mail, fax or telephone at

the numbers listed at the end of the instruc-

tions.

The overview steps necessary to install

MultiWave II+:

Make sure your unit already has been

upgraded to MultiWave II! You can-

not install the Plus upgrade without

MultiWave II installed first.

1. Remove the input power cable from the

rear of the power plant.

2. On the P300, remove the bottom cover.

On the P600/P1200, remove the top

cover.

3. Pull the socketed MW II oscillator board

out.

4. Replace the microchip on the MultiWave

II oscillator board.

5. Remove display microchip.

6. Install new display microchip.

7. Insert the oscillator board with its new

chip, back into the unit.

8. Replace the bottom cover or the top

cover, depending on your model.

9. You are done.

Installing the Upgrade

Before beginning the Plus upgrade, you will

need to do the following:

The Night Before

Unplug the Power Plant the night before (or

at least several hours before) you plan to do

the upgrade. Really unplug it! Take out the

input power cable and take out all the power

cables connecting to your a/v equipment. By

letting the Power Plant sit overnight, most of

the energy stored in the power supply will

drain away.

The Day of the Upgrade

Assemble the following tools in your work

area:

• A clean table to place the Power Plant

while you are working.

• For the P300 - a #2 Phillips head screw-

driver. For the P600/P1200 - A 7/64” Allen

wrench.

• A desk lamp, gooseneck lamp or other light

placed next to the Power Plant so you can

see what you are doing.

• The MultiWave II+ Upgrade Kit.

Before opening the Power Plant

• Ensure it is fully unplugged and dis-

charged for at least several hours or

more.

Disassembly - P300

Turn the P300 upside down, with the feet

facing up. Use the screwdriver to take out

the 10 small screws holding on the bottom

plate of the P300. Note: You do not need to

remove the screws holding down the feet to

the bottom cover of the P300.

After you take off the ten screws from the

bottom cover, carefully and slowly lift the

bottom cover straight off. You may notice

some slight resistance. The oscillator card

in the P300 is secured by a small gray

plastic bracket on the inside of the bottom

cover. Note: some P300’s may not have this

plastic bracket.

Usually, the oscillator card will stay plugged

into the P300 main board. Sometimes, the

oscillator card gets unplugged from the

main board and instead stays attached to

the gray plastic support. If this is the case,

simply remove the card from the support

and set it aside.

If your P300 has a fan kit there will be a

wire connecting the bottom plate to the

inside of the chassis. Trace the wire back to

the bottom cir-

cuit board and

remove the

connector by

pressing in on

the side clips

and gently pull-

ing the connec-

tor out of the

plug labeled J9. Set the bottom plate aside.

Disassembly - P600/P1200

Keep the P600/P1200 upright so you have

easy access to the top. Use an Allen wrench

to remove the Allen screws affixing the top

cover of the P600/P1200. Remove the top

cover and set it aside.

Removing the old oscillator card - P300

Grab the card by the edges and lift straight

up to remove. Do not rock the card back

and forth to remove it! Set it aside.

NOTE

THE CARD’S ORIENTATION. ITS PARTS

FACE TOWARDS THE FRONT PANEL.

YOU MUST PUT THIS CARD BACK IN

EXCATLY THE SAME WAY!

Removing the old oscillator card -

P600/1200

Do not remove

the screws that

attach the oscil-

lator card to the

motherboard

(bottom circuit

board). Remove

the two screws

and nuts holding

the oscillator board to the L-brackets.

Grab the card by the edges and lift straight

up to remove. Do not rock the card back and

forth to remove it! Set it aside.

Removing the

old front panel

display micro-

chip

First locate the

front panel dis-

play board. This

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is the circuit board that is screwed to the

Power Plant’s front panel.

Locate the chip

puller enclosed

with the

MultiWave II+

package. The

chip puller will

be used to care-

fully remove the

old microchip.

Notice the chip puller has

two small prongs. Put the

two prongs of the chip puller between the

chip and the socket on the left and right side.

There is a small gap between the chip and

the socket for you to insert the prongs of the

chip puller. It may take a little wiggling of the

chip puller to get its prongs under the chip.

Squeeze the chip puller together and pull

the microchip straight out of its socket. It

may take a tug. Pull straight back. When the

old microchip pops out of its socket, lay it

out of the way.

Removing the old MWII microchip from

the board you removed

First locate the MWII board you removed

from the Power Plant.

Using the same technique you used for

removing the front panel display chip, locate

the same looking chip on the separate MWII

board.

Note the small half moon and

white dot and

how it is orient-

ed in the socket.

You will need to

put the new chip

in exactly the

same way. Put

the two prongs

of the chip puller

between the chip and the socket on the left

and right side. There is a small gap between

the chip and the socket for you to insert the

prongs of the chip puller. It may take a little

wiggling of the chip puller to get its prongs

under the chip.

Squeeze the chip puller together and pull

the microchip straight out of its socket. It

may take a tug. Pull straight back. When the

old microchip pops out of its socket, lay it

out of the way.

Great work. You

are almost done.

Take a break.

Take this time to

attach the anti-

static wrist strap

to your wrist by

wrapping the

clear sticky end

around your wrist like a bracelet. Remove

the adhesive strip from the copper tail and

attach it to an exposed aluminium surface

inside the Power Plant chassis.

Installing the new front panel display

microchip AND MWII card microchip

Carefully open the sealed end of the sil-

ver anti-static bag marked FRONT PANEL

DISPLAY (you are wearing your wrist strap

now, aren’t you?). Carefully remove the new

processor chip from the silver bag. The chip

is pressed to a small piece of black foam.

This special foam protects the chip from

static. Do not remove the chip from the

antistatic foam at this time.

Notice that the chip has a “half moon” on

one side. There is also a white dot to help

identify the direction. Looking from the rear

of the unit, this

dot must face to

the RIGHT on

the P600/P1200

and the LEFT

on the P300.

Note: Some

P600 models

may have the

display microchip aligned vertically with the

half moon and white dot facing UP.

Now, carefully use your fingers to pull the

chip straight out of the black protective

foam. Yep, you can use the chip puller for

this if you like. The key is pulling the chip

straight out of the foam so that we do not

bend any of the little legs.

After you pull the chip out of the foam, lay

it so it rests on its legs on top of the black

foam. It will look a lot like a bug - a healthy

bug with straight legs. If any of the legs are

not straight, use a finger nail to straighten

it.

Do not rush

the next step.

Please read

this next section

again before

you go on. Do

you have a light

shining inside

the Power Plant? Is it well lit? Do you have

your reading glasses on? Just checking.

You are going

to next insert

the chip into

the socket. Do

this by grasping

the small sides

of the chip with

your thumb and

forefinger. Now, carefully line up the legs

of the chip with the holes in the socket. BE

VERY CAREFUL. Only lightly press the chip

into the socket at this time - just enough for

the socket to hold the chip. You just want to

get the legs started. Do not press hard on

the chip at this time.

Now make sure each leg of the microchip

is inserted in the corresponding socket

hole. That’s what the little dentist’s mirror

is for. You should be able to see the pins

on the top of the socket with your eye. The

dentist mirror will help with the lower set of

pins. Most problems of MultiWave installa-

tion have been found to be people’s failure

to get the bottom row of legs in the socket

properly. Make double sure.

When you are sure that each leg of the

microchip is straight and lined up correctly,

top and bottom rows, press the microchip

down into the socket. The chip will seat

almost flush into the socket.

Now, use the mirror again to inspect the

microchip and socket. The microchip must

be flush in the socket and no pins should be

bent or coming out of the socket.

Install the new chip on the MWII oscilla-

tor card

Next, find the second silver anti-static bag

marked OSCILLATOR and replace the chip

on the MWII separate board with this new

one, following the same instructions for

safety and orientation as you just did on the

first chip installation.

Re-Installing the MWII oscillator board

Read this entire section before you

attempt to replace the oscillator board.

Now take the oscillator board in your hand.

Be careful to only touch the edges of the

board. Notice the printed warning on the

top of the board

indicating which

side of the board

must face the

front panel. The

new board must

only be inserted

in the correct

direction.

The electronic components on the oscillator

board must face forward, toward the face-

plate of the Power Plant. Never insert the

oscillator board so that the electronic com-

ponents face to the rear of the Power Plant.

Insert the oscillator board into its socket on

the Power Plant’s main board by pushing

straight down. Do not rock the card back

and forth.

Insert it

straight.

The board

must not be

inserted at

an angle.

If you are

working on

a P600 or

a P1200,

replace the

two small screws and nuts that hold the

oscillator board in place.

Inspect your work

You are almost done!

Carefully inspect you work one more time

before you button up. The items you want

to check will be:

• The new microchip on the front panel

display board is inserted correctly. Use that

mirror if you need to!

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• The oscillator board is fully inserted with

the electronic components facing the front

of the Power Plant.

• If the Power Plant is powered on with

the oscillator card inserted backwards,

the Power Plant will require service from

an authorized PS Audio dealer.

Replace the bottom cover - P300

If your P300 has a fan, reattach the fan wire

to the main board. It should be reconnected

to plug J9. The connector will only fit on in

one direction as the plugs are U-shaped.

Before reinstalling the bottom cover of the

P300, notice the gray support strip on the

inside of the bottom cover. The groove in

this support strip aligns with the edge of the

oscillator board. Replace the bottom cover

of the P300. Align the top of the oscillator

board with the groove in the gray support

strip. When they are aligned, press down

on the bottom cover. It will snap into place

when properly aligned. Sorry, the trusty den-

tists mirror will not help you here.

In the case of the support strip not being

attached to the bottom cover, simply attach

the support strip to the top edge of the

oscillator card before replacing the bottom

cover.

Replace the screws in the bottom cover.

Replace the top cover - P600/P1200

Line the top cover up against the front bezel

of the Power Plant. This should help in lining

up the Allen screw holes.

Replace the Allen screws in the top cover.

Place the MultiWave II+ sticker on the

back of your Power Plant

Testing the Power Plant

To make sure everything is tip-top, perform

the following tests:

• Plug the Power Plant into a power source.

Do not plug anything into the back of the unit

at this time.

• If you have a P300 ensure the back panel

switch is on. Up is ON.

• Next, press the front panel power switch.

The Power Plant front panel should indi-

cate [Sin] If it does, the Power Plant is fully

operational and you are now a certified

PS Audio MultiWave II+ upgrade installer.

We are proud of you, but you may want to

keep your day job.

• Don’t forget to remove the anti-static wrist

strap before leaving you work area.

YOU’RE DONE! Really. But keep that den-

tist mirror close by. Who knows what micro-

chips or teeth might need inspecting.

NOW, hold on to your favorite listening chair

and experience MultiWave II+. We are quite

sure you will be as amazed as we were the

first time we listened. Use Clean Sweep

and do a full system clean after every-

thing’s turned on and ready to go.

Its benefitrs become addicting after a while

so Clean Sweep the system before every

serious listening session.

If you have any questions about the instal-

lation process, stop and contact us. We are

here to help.

MultiWave II+ Operation

Notice of MultiWave II+ operation:

Any turntable or equipment with AC

synchronous motors, such as some cooling

fans should not be used with MultiWave

patterns. This type of equipment must be

used with 60Hz sin mode.

We recommend the use of the sine wave

[sin], or TubeWave™ [tub] with any type of

tube based audio products.

There are five available display modes on

the front panel of the Power Plant. The

Mode button will cycle through the following

five modes:

1. Waveform setting

2. Frequency generated (sin mode only)

3. Voltage produced

4. Wattage produced

5. Display blanking mode

6. Clean Sweep

Waveform setting

This mode will display the name of the

waveform presently being generated.

For more information about each of the

MultiWave settings, see the MultiWave II+

Waveforms section of the manual.

Frequency generated

The frequency setting will only be displayed

if the Waveform menu is set to Sin.

This mode will display the frequency the

Power Plant is generating. The frequency

can be adjusted in 1 hertz increments from

50Hz to 120Hz by using the Up and Down

buttons. The default setting is 60Hz.

New with MultiWave II+ is the ability to fine

tune the frequency which is particularly

useful with turntables.

Frequency Fine Tuning Turntables

1) After selecting the desired frequency,

press the Mode Up Button. This will take

you to the frequency fine tuning menu.

2) You can go up or down in 0.0625Hz steps

up to a full +/- 1hz of range. The display

will read -16 to 0 to 16. Each step is

0.0625Hz.

3) If you change the main frequency, the fine

tuning value will be cleared.

Voltage produced

This mode will display the output voltage of

the Power Plant. Note: the voltage figure

will be flashing. The output voltage can be

adjusted in 1 volt increments by using the

Up and Down buttons. The range varies

depending on the Power Plant model:

• 100 volt model ranges from 95 - 105 v.

Default setting is 100 volts.

• 120 volt model ranges from 100 - 120 v.

Default setting is 117 volts.

• 240 volt model ranges from 220 - 240 v.

Default setting is 240 volts.

(adjustments in 2 volt increments)

As long as the voltage to the Power Plant

does not deviate more than 10% below

normal it will continue to output the voltage

displayed on the front panel.

Wattage produced

This mode will display, in real-time, the

approximate wattage the Power Plant is

generating. Complex loads may not register

accurately on the Power Plant's meter. For

true power consumption figures consult the

owners manual of the connected product.

Under normal operation a green LED will

illuminate. A yellow LED will indicate a

heavy load and is not recommeded for

continous operation. A red LED indicates an

overload or fault mode.

Display Blanking

This mode allows discrete front panel

operation by blanking the display. The PS

logo will continue to illuminate in blue to

indicate that the unit is operational.

Clean Sweep

Clean Sweep is a revolutionary new feature

of the Power Plant that, in effect, cleans

and demagnetizes the power supplies and

power cables of all connected equipment.

We recommend running this feature before

every serious listening session. There is a

60 second Clean Sweep mode, which is to

be used for initial cleaning before listening.

There is a Quick Sweep mode that will clean

for 5 seconds and is designed for use as a

touch up cleaning action when needed.

1) Press the Mode Up Or Mode Down

Button until the word CLEAN appears on

the display.

2) For a full system cleaning process (60

seconds), press the edit down button.

3) For a quick clean (5 seconds), press the

edit up button.

4) The cleaning process is complete once

the countdown stops and the world

CLEAN is displayed on the display.

MultiWave II+ Waveforms

[sin] sine wave

In the sine wave mode the Power Plant will

generate a perfect sine wave (50-120Hz).

[tub] TubeWave

TubeWave is specifically designed to opti-

mize the performance of tube based audio

products.

TubeWave uses the same pseudorandom

generation of frequencies as MultiWave2

waveform, however it generates more tube-

friendly frequencies.

[P-1] MultiWave1

MultiWave1 is a single 60Hz sine wave with

a minute amount of 3

Harmonic sine waves

mixed together to form a single partial square

MultiWave. This is an improved version of PS2

from the original MultiWave™ series.

The partial square wave setting improves the

power supply’s ability to charge the capacitors

in equipment by extending the length of time

available to "top off" the capacitors' voltage.

Use this setting to enhance the performance

of both source and power equipment.

[P-2] MultiWave2

MultiWave2 is a 60Hz sine wave that

incorporates a pseudorandom collection of

frequencies which are dithered from 55-65Hz.

Using this slightly random frequency deviation

is similar to adding dither on a digital audio

source. Power supply dithering can lower

the perceived noise floor and help remove

apparent glare on the audio signal.

[P-3] MultiWave3

MultiWave3 is a combination of Multiwave1

with a slight degree of 3

harmonic addition

(MultiWave1).

Try this setting and see how the audio sounds

and the video looks. All systems can respond

differently to each MultiWave pattern.

[P-4] MultiWave4

MultiWave4 is full combination of MultiWave1

and MultiWave2. It generates a pseudorandom

collection of frequencies, however instead of

generating sine waves it generates the same

waveform as MultiWave1.

Again, try these setting on your system to see

which one has the highest perceived benefit in

terms of performance.

Warranty inside the U.S. and

Canada

PS Audio’s warranty is 3 years parts and labor,

from the date of original purchase. This means

that we warranty the product itself regardless

of ownership, new or used.

Warranty outside the U.S. and

Canada

PS Audio has authorized distribution in many

countries of the world. In each country, the

authorized importing retailer or distributor has

accepted the responsibility for warranty of

products sold by that retailer or distributor.

Warranty service should normally be obtained

from the importing retailer or distributor from

whom you purchased the product. In the

unlikely event of service required beyond the

capability of the importer, PS Audio will fulfill

the conditions of the warranty. Such product

must be returned at the owner’s expense to

the PS Audio factory. Contact your PS Audio

distributor or the PS Audio customer service

department for more information.

Service issues

Should your unit ever require service or if

you have any technical questions about the

MultiWave II++ kit, you must either contact

your dealer (PS Audio if purchased direct) or

your PS Audio distributor. No equipment will

be received at our service facilities without an

attached RA number.

If purchased through an authorized PS Audio

dealer or distributor, the RA number must be

obtained by the dealer or distributor. If the

product was purchased from PS Audio direct,

this can easily be obtained by contacting PS

Audio at:

E-mail - [email protected]

Phone - 720.406.8946

Fax - 720.406.8967

http://www.psaudio.com

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